There’s always excitement when kids tip over a basket full of Haba blocks. Kids just know (along with everyone else) something good is coming.

True to form, something good always comes from building with classic building blocks - a high rise apartment complex, a mountain peak, a zoo, a castle, a parking lot, a tunnel, a bridge, a football field, a barnyard, a race track, a staircase, a swimming pool, an igloo…Every family benefits from a set of high quality, basic building blocks.

We’re in the toy business. We’ve heard the stories. 99.9% of the time - building blocks become family heirloom toys. Please be choosy about which building blocks you choose. Be picky. You will have them for a long, long, long time. Trust us.

Haba blocks are favorites with many of our customers. Known for being outstanding as high quality, classic building blocks, Haba blocks have quite a reputation. Here’s why:

The quality is superb

The shapes are beautiful and vary widely

Beechwood is lovely to touch and look at

Many blocks make for amazing structures

There is a refreshing, natural feeling to smoothly sanded, untreated wooden blocks

As one of the top online toy retailers, we have access to unprecendented quantities of product review data. One of the key ways that we use this data is by associating our products to the specific ages and genders of the kids who are playing with them. Whereas most retailers must rely upon manufacturer suggested ages (i.e. 3+), we take actual customer usage and share it with you here so that you can choose the perfect toy or game.

But how does this help me? You can use these graphs as a general measure of it's appropriateness for a given age and gender. While this information is generally accurate, it should not be used as an absolute answer. For instance, many dinosaur toys are purchased for boys, however, that doesn't mean that it's inappropriate for a girl who happens to like dinosaurs.

NOTE: The orange color in the charts above indicate ages that are LESS than the manufacturer suggested age. Please purchase at your discretion if your child is younger than 1 years of age.

Identified Special Needs Challenges:Developmental Delay,
Sensory Integration Disorder,
Speech & Language Delay"The item purchased is great for children and adults of all abilities.
1. Sounds the blocks make when they clank together-auditory
2. Different shapes to touch-tactile
3. Non toxic and large enough if placed in mouth-oral
4. Making architectural designs-visual and spatial
5. Storytelling-language
6. Pretend play-imagination
7. Balancing of blocks-fine motor"

The following "cloud" is a semantic representation of our customers' general impression of Basic Building Blocks - Extra Large Starter Set. The larger the text, the more frequently that term is used to describe it.

The Haba block set is of great quality. I would say that they are the best educational wooden blocks that we have ever owned with the exception of Kapla blocks(similar to Citiblocs). I like that the blocks came in a nice box with a handle and when I opened it they were clean. The quality of the blocks were also great with no sharp or rough edges. I was pleasantly surprised to find a beautiful canvas bag with a printed image, for storing all the blocks. I would recommend this set to any parent. The entire family plays with it-ages 3,9,13 and 39. A great addition to these blocks is the Haba Motley World which adds another dimension of play.

Though I purchased these for my youngest, they are a hit with all of my kids--ages 6-11. Classic blocks with new, inventive shapes as well. Really pleased with this purchase. Hours of creative play ahead. My 6-year-old commented on how things made in Germany are better than those made in China. Very true.
We also purchased the vehicle set and the two sets together make a nice pair.

Would you like this item placed in an attractive gift bag for an additional $1.95 per item?YES!

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Price for both: $126.29(normally $126.94)

How much will shipping cost?

We offer $3.99 flat rate shipping on all orders shipped via UPS Ground to the contiguous United States. One item or 10 items...it's still just $3.99 for the entire order! If you'd like express shipping options, click here...